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JLPT N4 Vocabulary — Section 11

Words 201–220 of 632, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 201
    島(しま)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.island
    2. 2.one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
    3. 3.Island

    海には島がある。

    There are islands on the sea.

    島 island

  2. 202
    市民(しみん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.citizen (of a country); citizenry
    2. 2.citizen (of a city); resident; inhabitant; townspeople
    3. 3.bourgeoisie; middle class

    私は世界市民である。

    I'm a citizen of the world.

    市 market民 people

  3. 203
    社会(しゃかい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.society; public; community; the world
    2. 2.social studies
    3. 3.Society

    社会が変化している。

    Society is changing.

    社 company会 meeting

  4. 204
    社長(しゃちょう)
    Nouncommon
    1. company president; manager; director

    社長が好きですか。

    Do you like your boss?

    社 company長 long

  5. 205
    習慣(しゅうかん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.habit
    2. 2.(social) custom; practice; convention; tradition

    習慣化しました。

    It became a habit.

    習 learn慣 accustomed

  6. 206
    趣味(しゅみ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.hobby; pastime
    2. 2.tastes; preference; liking
    3. 3.Hobby

    トムは多趣味だ。

    Tom has varied tastes.

    趣 purport味 flavor

  7. 207
    紹介(しょうかい)
    Nouncommon
    1. introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)

    兄を紹介します。

    I'll introduce you to my brother.

    紹 introduce介 jammed in

  8. 208
    小学校(しょうがっこう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.primary school; elementary school; grade school
    2. 2.Primary school

    君、小学校に行ってるの？

    Do you go to an elementary school?

    小 little学 study校 exam

  9. 209
    小説(しょうせつ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.novel; story; (work of) fiction
    2. 2.Novel

    小説家になるよ。

    I'll be a novelist.

    小 little説 opinion

  10. 210
    将来(しょうらい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.future; (future) prospects
    2. 2.bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.)
    3. 3.bringing about; giving rise to; causing; incurring

    将来が心配なの？

    Are you afraid of the future?

    将 leader来 come

  11. 211
    食料品(しょくりょうひん)
    Nouncommon
    1. foodstuff; groceries

    食料品買わなくちゃ。

    I need to buy some groceries.

    食 eat料 fee品 goods

  12. 212
    知(し)らせる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. to notify; to advise; to inform

    彼らに知らせる。

    I'll notify them.

    知 know

  13. 213
    調(しら)べる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up

    この単語は辞書で調べるよ。

    I'll look up this word in the dictionary.

    調 tune

  14. 214
    親切(しんせつ)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. kind; gentle; considerate; generous

    なんて親切なの！

    How nice of you!

    親 parent切 cut

  15. 215
    新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)
    Nouncommon
    1. newspaper company

    どちらの新聞社にお勤めですか。

    Which newspaper do you work for?

    新 new聞 hear社 company

  16. 216
    字(じ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.character (esp. kanji); letter; written text
    2. 2.handwriting; penmanship
    3. 3.the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

    名字は何ですか？

    What's your last name?

    字 character

  17. 217
    事故(じこ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.accident; incident; trouble
    2. 2.circumstances; reasons
    3. 3.Accident

    事故したんだって？

    I heard you had an accident.

    事 matter故 happenstance

  18. 218
    地震(じしん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.earthquake
    2. 2.Earthquake

    地震があったの？

    Was there an earthquake?

    地 ground震 quake

  19. 219
    時代(じだい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.period; epoch; era; age
    2. 2.the times; those days
    3. 3.oldness; ancientness; antiquity

    それは時代遅れです。

    It's outdated.

    時 time代 substitute

  20. 220
    辞典(じてん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.dictionary; lexicon
    2. 2.Dictionary

    この辞典は全１２巻です。

    This dictionary has 12 volumes.

    辞 resign典 code

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